www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Khaleej Timeshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/khaleej-times/?utm_medium=RSS2014-02-19T10:58:49-05:00Islamic clerics issue fatwa against living on Mars2014-02-19T10:58:49-05:00Jessica Chasmarhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/19/islamic-clerics-issue-fatwa-against-living-mars/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Religious clerics in the UAE have issued a fatwa against one-way trips to Mars, arguing that inhabiting the Red Planet goes against Islamic teachings.</p> <p>"Such a one-way journey poses a real risk to life, and that can never be justified in Islam," ruled the <a href="https://www.awqaf.ae/About.aspx?Lang=EN&amp;SectionID=12&amp;RefID=860" target="_blank">General Authority of Islamic ...